- Bioinfiltration BMPs are cost-efective stormwater management tools.
- Biofiltration is a key component in the LID approach to stormwater management.
- Soil mix determines - in large part - flow control and water quality treatment performance.
- Specifications for biofiltration soil are outlined by each state.
- Be sure to allow sufficient time for testing your biosoil with an approved lab.
- Find a reliable, certified source to purchase bioretention soil, reduce mobilization time and construction delays.
- Middletown Fire Department - Middletown, DE
- Email: biosoil@moonnurseries.com
Middletown Fire Department - Middletown, DE
What's Happening
- Maryland Biofiltration Soil Requirements Composition - Bioretention Soil Mix (BSM) as provided by the Maryland Department of Transportation. by Anna on Wed, 30 December 2009
Recent Projects
Recommended Plants for Bio Retention Planting
- Acer rubrum, Red Maple
- Betula nigra, River Birch
- Fraxinus americana, White Ash
- Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash
- Liquidambar styraciflua, Sweetgum
- Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip Poplar
- Platanus x acerifolia, London Planetree
- Quercus alba, White Oak
- Quercus bicolor, Swamp White Oak
- Quercus borealis, Red Oak
- Quercus palustris, Pin Oak
- Quercus phellos, Willow Oak
- Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress(C)
- Amelanchier canadensis, Shadblow Serviceberry
- Cercis canadensis, Redbud(P)
- Cornus florida, White Flowering Dogwood
- Magnolia virginiana, Sweetbay
- Aronia arbutifolia, Red Chokeberry
- Clethra alnifolia, Sweet Pepperbush
- Cornus sericea, Red Osier dogwood
- Hypericum densiflorum, St.John's Wort
- Ilex glabra, Inkberry
- Ilex verticillata, Winterberry
- Itea virginica, Virginia Sweetspire
- Lindera benzoin, Spicebush
- Myrica pensylvanica, Baybery
- Physocarpus opulifolius, Common Ninebark
- Viburnum dentatum, Arrowwood
- Juniperus virginiana, Eastern Red Cedar
- Tilia americana, Basswood
- Amelanchier arboreas, Downy Serviceberry
- Aronia melanocarpa, Black Chokeberry
- Cornus ammomum, Silky Dogwood
- Cornus racemosa, Grey dogwood
- Viburnum lentago, nannyberry
Biofiltration Soil Mixture Specifications
Delaware
- 33.3% Triple Shred Hardwood Mulch
Bulk Density (bD) = 2.4 yards/T = 833 lbs/yd - 33.3% Concrete Sand
Bulk Density (bD) = .74 yards/T = 2700 lbs/yd - 33.3% Sphagnum Peat Moss
Bulk Density (bD) = 1.5 yards/T = 1344 lbs/yd
Maryland
- MDOT Specifications
Pennsylvania
- PENNDOT Specifications